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How Can Sleep Apnea Be Treated?
I am a 57 year old woman with sleep apnea since 2005 and bipolar II with psychotic features. I've been sleeping only 5 hours or less a night for months. This is taking its toll. I wake early. My psychiatrist treated the insomnia with Seroquel. It made me really sick yesterday. I am starting not being able to work. I took Ambien last night and slept 11 to 2:30. I've taken trazadone too. They couldn't put me out for the colonoscopy. Do I need another sleep study for this? Do I call pulmonologist?
Thu, 11 Jan 2018
Hello, my name is Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi. I understand your concern
Some advices that I can give to you are
-losing weight if you are overweight
-Use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or a similar machine that uses positive airway pressure to help you breathe.
-Use an oral breathing devices or other devices (such as nasal dilators) that you wear at night.
Hope my answer was helpful, if you have any other questions I'll be glad to help.
Regards, Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
Some advices that I can give to you are
-losing weight if you are overweight
-Use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or a similar machine that uses positive airway pressure to help you breathe.
-Use an oral breathing devices or other devices (such as nasal dilators) that you wear at night.
Hope my answer was helpful, if you have any other questions I'll be glad to help.
Regards, Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi
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